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Name:Sgurr a' Bhac Chaolais
Hill number:716
Height:885.2m / 2904ft
Parent (Ma):713  Buidhe Bheinn
RHB Section:10A: Glen Shiel to Loch Hourn and Loch Quoich
County/UA:Highland
Catchment:Hourn, Alsh & Duich, Catchment Boundaries
Class:Hump, Simm, High Hills of Britain, Corbett Top, Yeaman,
Deleted Corbett
(Hu,Tu,Sim,HHB,CT,Y,xC)
Grid ref:NG 95837 11026
Summit feature:cairn on outcrop
Drop:121m
Col:764m  NG966100  
OS map sheet(s):(1:50k) 33
(1:25k) 414S
Survey:Abney level/Leica 530/Leica RX1250
Survey of Sgurr a'Bhac Chaolais & Buidhe Bheinn (final).doc
Comments:Corbett deleted and Marilyn moved to hill 713 on 3 November 2012. See Database Notes. Another bealach at NG964104 (no spot height on maps) may be 764m or lower
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Logged Descriptions  (logged by 235 users, only the latest 50 shown - Show all)ByDate of Ascent
Toril31/07/2022
Malagan - Creag nan Damh - Sgurr a’ Bhac Chaolais E Top - Sgurr a’ Bhac Chaolais - back to Bealach Dubh Leac - Malagan. With FJ.Mark Jackson24/06/2022
baerrito08/09/2021
Catbells7710/08/2021
From Glen Shiel on traverse to Buidhe BheinnRockdoctor02/05/2021
Climbed from the road in the snow. Easy going hill, incredible viewpoint.Matt290105/12/2020
Updating from way backSimon Winton26/06/2020
Camped at Cluanie and did the ridge from Creag a Mhaim but continued to Sgurr na Sgine (ascending straight up the face) and dropped down to Glen Shiel via Faochaog. Had left bike at the road, but still tried to hitch. Gave up and cycled back to Cluanie as midges were biting.jigglybones29/05/2019
jimbloomer227/05/2019
alda20/05/2019
ambrosegillham11/10/2018
weaselmaster06/10/2018
Kevin2903503/07/2018
KeithByTheC22/05/2018
Solo, taking in Sgurr an Doire leathain, Sgurr an Lochain, Creag nan Damh and every ring contour in betweenShutterlag14/05/2018
davezeking06/09/2017
hillhunter13/08/2017
jfwilson08/08/2017
Circuit of Bhuidhe Bheinn and Sgurr a' Bhac Chaolais from just N of Coireshubh. Set off along good path running high above Kinloch Hourn on a day with forecast heavy rain and thunderstorms (it turned out just a couple of showers and drizzle). Climbed roughly NNW (very steep) to reach Buidhe Bheinn West Top, then nice traverse to the Corbett, a couple of tops then Sgurr a' Bhac Chaolais, descent to Bealach Duibh Leac via Sgurr a'Bhac Chaolais East Top. Traverse to join path running back to start, camping close to a knoll in still midgy conditions.RobertP27/05/2017
andrew brown27/05/2017
Glen Shiel - Bealach Dubh Leac - Sgurr a'Bhac Chaloais - Buidhe Bheinn and return. Significant snow cover and mist together with significant ascent and re-ascents made this a challenging mid-winter route.benalder28411/02/2017
Fletch24/08/2016
Glen Shiel- Bealach Dubh Leac- Sgurr a'Bhac Chaolais- Sgurr na Sgine- Faochaig- Glen Shiel. A good mountain walk, filling in that gap in my S. Kintail ridge summits. This section seemed to need more route-finding than elsewhere, especially between the main summits; I tried to flank rough ground on the descent of Sgurr a'Bhac Chaolais to the S but only succeeded in flanking the steepest section. Up by a wall to gain the SW ridge of Sgurr na Sgine worked out very well. The descent via Faochaig seemed very eroded compared with a delightful ascent that way in 1989. Fine weather, cloud well above summits, distance views.pwheeler23/06/2016
BaggerGutt30/05/2016
Solo.Dangerous Dave25/09/2015
Paul and Terri03/08/2015
Wayne Morris26/06/2015
Dave Geere09/06/2015
weaselmaster18/04/2015
Sick Kid18/04/2015
BlackPanther31/05/2014
With M, staying near Dornie. No longer the Corbett!?douglas_easton25/05/2014
Long haul, lots of reascents. Hot, sunny, slight breeze, good views.iangalbraith21/07/2013
Andrew Simmons15/06/2013
Kinlochhourn to Shiel Bridge traverse in deepish snowdickscroop04/04/2013
two days after my final Munro and the exciting day of finally surveying Sa'BCh and Buidhe Bheinn, having been championing BB since various letters to OS in 95/96 about its height and eventually getting out of them that new Metric data was available but not yet on the map and that it was 885m. also included going over all the various tops including the SW top. The result was a great triumph to have BB reinstated as the Corbett and Marilynvegibagger05/09/2012
Dave McG05/09/2012
Coire Reidh horseshoe from Kinloch Hourn: Buidhe Bheinn - Sgurr a' Bhac Chaolais - Sgurr na Sgine.davidpettit8426/08/2012
Lionel Bidwell23/08/2012
jonnymuir22/08/2012
Circuit from Loch Coire Shubhrjf3520/07/2012
On Cape Wrath TrailSteve Clark24/05/2012
Meagaidh23/05/2012
silverhow07/05/2012
Denise 06/05/2012
Mark Hodgson27/04/2012
Path from the road. In mist until reached the top - then great views all round. Bit of snow around to make things interesting. Odd that Chris thinks it is a Munro, he is usually a stickler for detail - unless I have misread what he meamt.Martin R10/02/2012
GavinTheobald 217/09/2011
benarmine22/07/2011
Johnny Corbett28/06/2011